Distribution of Water

A tumbler (full of milk or water) was brought to the Prophet who drank
from it, while on his right side there was sitting a boy who was the
youngest of those who were present and on his left side there were old
men. The Prophet asked, "O boy, will you allow me to give it (i.e. the
rest of the drink) to the old men?" The boy said, "O Allah's Apostle!
I will not give preference to anyone over me to drink the rest of it
from which you have drunk." So, the Prophet gave it to him.

Anas bin Malik said, that once a domestic sheep was milked for Allah's
Apostle while he was in the house of Anas bin Malik. The milk was
mixed with water drawn from the well in Anas's house. A tumbler of it
was presented to Allah's Apostle who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was
sitting on his left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the
Prophet removed the tumbler from his mouth, 'Umar was afraid that the
Prophet might give it to the bedouin, so he said. "O Allah's Apostle!
Give it to Abu Bakr who is sitting by your side." But the Prophet gave
it to the bedouin, who was to his right and said, "You should start
with the one on your right side."

Allah's Apostle said, "No bloodmoney will be charged if somebody dies
in a mine or in a well or is killed by an animal; and if somebody
finds a treasure in his land he has to give one-fifth of it to the
Government."

The Prophet said, "Whoever takes a false oath to deprive somebody of
his property will meet Allah while He will be angry with him." Allah
revealed: 'Verily those who purchase a little gain at the cost of
Allah's covenant, and their oaths.' ........(3.77)

Al-Ash'ath came (to the place where 'Abdullah was narrating) and said,
"What has Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (i.e. Abdullah) been telling you? This
verse was revealed concerning me. I had a well in the land of a cousin
of mine. The Prophet asked me to bring witnesses (to confirm my
claim). I said, 'I don't have witnesses.' He said, 'Let the defendant
take an oath then.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! He will take a (false)
oath immediately.' Then the Prophet mentioned the above narration and
Allah revealed the verse to confirm what he had said." (See
Hadith No. 692)

Allah's Apostle said, "There are three persons whom Allah will not
look at on the Day of Resurrection, nor will he purify them and theirs
shall be a severe punishment. They are:

1. A man possessed superfluous water, on a way and he withheld it from
travelers.

2. A man who gave a pledge of allegiance to a ruler and he gave it
only for worldly benefits. If the ruler gives him something he gets
satisfied, and if the ruler withholds something from him, he gets
dissatisfied.

3. And man displayed his goods for sale after the 'Asr prayer and he
said, 'By Allah, except Whom None has the right to be worshipped, I
have been given so much for my goods,' and somebody believes him (and
buys them)."

The Prophet then recited: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at
the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths." (3.77)

An Ansari man quarrelled with Az-Zubair in the presence of the Prophet
about the Harra Canals which were used for irrigating the date-palms.
The Ansari man said to Az-Zubair, "Let the water pass' but Az-Zubair
refused to do so. So, the case was brought before the Prophet who said
to Az-Zubair, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then let the water
pass to your neighbor." On that the Ansari got angry and said to the
Prophet, "Is it because he (i.e. Zubair) is your aunt's son?" On that
the color of the face of Allah's Apostle changed (because of anger)
and he said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then withhold the
water till it reaches the walls between the pits round the trees."
Zubair said, "By Allah, I think that the following verse was revealed
on this occasion": "But no, by your Lord They can have No faith Until
they make you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65)

When a man from the Ansar quarrelled with AzZubair, the Prophet said,
"O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then let the water flow (to
the land of the others)." "On that the Ansari said, (to the Prophet),
"It is because he is your aunt's son." On that the Prophet said, "O
Zubair! Irrigate till the water reaches the walls between the pits
around the trees and then stop (i.e. let the water go to the other's
land)." I think the following verse was revealed concerning this
event: "But no, by your Lord They can have No faith Until they make
you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65)

An-Ansari man quarrelled with Az-Zubair about a canal in the Harra
which was used for irrigating date-palms. Allah's Apostle, ordering
Zubair to be moderate, said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and
then leave the water for your neighbor." The Ansari said, "Is it
because he is your aunt's son?" On that the color of the face of
Allah's Apostle changed and he said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land)
and withhold the water till it reaches the walls that are between the
pits around the trees." So, Allah's Apostle gave Zubair his full
right. Zubair said, "By Allah, the following verse was revealed in
that connection": "But no, by your Lord They can have No faith Until
they make you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65)

(The sub-narrator,) Ibn Shihab said to Juraij (another sub-narrator),
"The Ansar and the other people interpreted the saying of the Prophet,
'Irrigate (your land) and with-hold the water till it reaches the
walls between the pits around the trees,' as meaning up to the
ankles."

Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was walking he felt thirsty and
went down a well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw
a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst. The man
said, 'This (dog) is suffering from the same problem as that of mine.
So he (went down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of
it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah thanked
him for his (good) deed and forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving (the) animals?" He
replied, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate."

The Prophet prayed the eclipse prayer, and then said, "Hell was
displayed so close that I said, 'O my Lord ! Am I going to be one of
its inhabitants?"' Suddenly he saw a woman. I think he said, who was
being scratched by a cat. He said, "What is wrong with her?" He was
told, "She had imprisoned it (i.e. the cat) till it died of hunger."

Allah's Apostle said, "A woman was tortured and was put in Hell
because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger."
Allah's Apostle further said, (Allah knows better) Allah said (to the
woman), 'You neither fed it nor watered when you locked it up, nor did
you set it free to eat the insects of the earth."

Once a tumbler (full of milk or water) was brought to Allah's Apostle
who drank from it, while on his right side there was sitting a boy who
was the youngest of those who were present, and on his left side there
were old men. The Prophet asked, "O boy ! Do you allow me to give (the
drink) to the elder people (first)?" The boy said, "I will not prefer
anybody to have my share from you, O Allah's Apostle!" So, he gave it
to the boy.

The Prophet said, "May Allah be merciful to the mother of Ishmael! If
she had left the water of Zam-Zam (fountain) as it was, (without
constructing a basin for keeping the water), (or said, "If she had not
taken handfuls of its water"), it would have been a flowing stream.
Jurhum (an Arab tribe) came and asked her, 'May we settle at your
dwelling?' She said, 'Yes, but you have no right to possess the
water.' They agreed."

Allah's Apostle said, No Hima except for Allah and His Apostle. We
have been told that Allah's Apostle made a place called An-Naqi' as
Hima, and 'Umar made Ash-Sharaf and Ar-Rabadha Hima (for grazing the
animals of Zakat).

Allah's Apostle said, "Keeping horses may be a source of reward to
some (man), a shelter to another (i.e. means of earning one's living),
or a burden to a third. He to whom the horse will be a source of
reward is the one who keeps it in Allah's Cause (prepare it for holy
battles) and ties it by a long rope in a pasture (or a garden). He
will get a reward equal to what its long rope allows it to eat in the
pasture or the garden, and if that horse breaks its rope and crosses
one or two hills, then all its foot-steps and its dung will be counted
as good deeds for its owner; and if it passes by a river and drinks
from it, then that will also be regarded as a good deed for its owner
even if he has had no intention of watering it then. Horses are a
shelter from poverty to the second person who keeps horses for earning
his living so as not to ask others, and at the same time he gives
Allah's right (i.e. Rakat) (from the wealth he earns through using
them in trading etc.,) and does not overburden them. He who keeps
horses just out of pride and for showing off and as a means of harming
the Muslims, his horses will be a source of sins to him." When Allah's
Apostle was asked about donkeys, he replied, "Nothing particular was
revealed to me regarding

A man came to Allah's Apostle and asked about Al-Luqata (a fallen
thing). The Prophet said, "Recognize its container and its tying
material and then make a public announcement about it for one year and
if its owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise use it as you like."
The man said, "What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "It is for
you, your brother or the wolf." The man said "What about a lost
camel?" The Prophet said, "Why should you take it as it has got its
water-container (its stomach) and its hooves and it can reach the
places of water and can eat the trees till its owner finds it?"

The Prophet said, "No doubt, one had better take a rope (and cut) and
tie a bundle of wood and sell it whereby Allah will keep his face away
(from Hell-fire) rather than ask others who may give him or not."

Ali bin Abi Talib said: "I got a she-camel as my share of the war
booty on the day (of the battle) of Badr, and Allah's Apostle gave me
another she-camel. I let both of them kneel at the door of one of the
Ansar, intending to carry Idhkhir on them to sell it and use its price
for my wedding banquet on marrying Fatima. A goldsmith from Bam
Qainqa' was with me. Hamza bin 'Abdul-Muttalib was in that house
drinking wine and a lady singer was reciting: "O Hamza! (Kill) the
(two) fat old she camels (and serve them to your guests)."

So Hamza took his sword and went towards the two she-camels and cut
off their humps and opened their flanks and took a part of their
livers." (I said to Ibn Shihab, "Did he take part of the humps?" He
replied, "He cut off their humps and carried them away.") 'Ali further
said, "When I saw that dreadful sight, I went to the Prophet and told
him the news. The Prophet came out in the company of Zaid bin Haritha
who was with him then, and I too went with them. He went to Hamza and
spoke harshly to him. Hamza looked up and said, 'Aren't you only the
slaves of my forefathers?' The Prophet retreated and went out. This
incident happened before the prohibition of drinking."

The Prophet decided to grant a portion of (the uncultivated land of)
Bahrain to the Ansar. The Ansar said, "(We will not accept it) till
you give a similar portion to our emigrant brothers (from Quraish)."
He said, "(O Ansar!) You will soon see people giving preference to
others, so remain patient till you meet me (on the Day of
Resurrection).

The Prophet forbade the sales called Al-Mukhabara, Al-Muhaqala and
Al-Muzabana and the selling of fruits till they are free from blights.
He forbade the selling of the fruits except for money, except the
'Araya.

The Prophet allowed the sale of the dates of the 'Araya for ready
dates by estimating the former which should be estimated as less than
five Awsuq or five Awsuq. (Dawud, the sub-narrator is not sure as to
the right amount.)